School life expectancy, secondary, female in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.17 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Colombia, 2000β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Colombia is 6.17 years, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Colombia peaked at 6.4 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.75 years, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 90th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.52 years | 4.75 years | 6.26 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.18 years | 6.08 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 6.17 years | 6.27 years | 3 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Colombia was 6.17 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 years in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Colombia ranks 90th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release